Gary Bettman Archives

Lure of Las Vegas: NBA Owners To Vote Next Week On Exploring Expansion To Las Vegas For 2028-29

March 16, 2026March 19, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, Joe Lombardo, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Shaquille O'Neal

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Basketball Bicycling Bill Foley Golden Knights NBA NBA Summer League NBA Summer League Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General) T-Mobile Arena

With News Of NBA Awarding Team To Las Vegas, T-Mobile Arena Could Be In Spotlight To Host Expansion Franchise

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, LeBron James

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Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin

Golden Knights NHL T-Mobile Arena

NHL’s New Goal King Won Stanley Cup On VGK Home Ice In 2018, Notched Hat Trick Against Knights In Win In November 2024

April 6, 2025 Alan Snel Alex Ovechkin, Gary Bettman, Ilya Sorokin, Jack Eichel

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NBA Sports and Social Issues T-Mobile Arena

‘It’s Only A Matter Of Time’: Consensus Say Las Vegas Prime For NBA Franchise, But League Commish Is Mum On Topic

December 14, 2024December 15, 2024 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Bill Hornbuckle, Darvin Ham, Doc Rivers, Gary Bettman, Mark Davis, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tim Leiweke

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Golden Knights owner Bill Foley in previous interview with LVSportsBiz.com. Photo credits: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Bill Foley NBA NBA Summer League Sports and Social Issues Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General) T-Mobile Arena

VGK Owner Bill Foley Wants To Spend $300 Million On Updating T-Mobile Arena For Potential NBA Team, According To Vegas PBS Show Interview

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Amber Dixon, Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, LeBron James, Tim Leiweke

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Bill Foley at last VGK homestand

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Eights Goals For Year Eight: VGK Season-Opener Draws 18,388 For 8-4 Win Over Colorado Wednesday

October 9, 2024 Alan Snel Alexander Georgiev, Brett Howden, Bruce Cassidy, Casey Mittelstadt, Gary Bettman, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Mikko Rantanen, Victor Olofsson, Zach Whitecloud

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Bicycling NFL NHL

One Accused Drunk Driver, Two Dead Bicyclists, And A Horror That Hits Home In Las Vegas

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 Alan Snel Gary Bettman, Johnny Gaudreau, Johnny Hockey

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer I almost dread picking up the cell phone and reading the first-thing-in-the morning headlines these

NHL Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Sphere Las Vegas Moves To New Level With Sports Event, Hosting NHL Draft Friday Evening; NHL Announces Attendance At 14,220

June 28, 2024June 29, 2024 Alan Snel Gary Bettman

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NHL Sphere

No Stranger To Las Vegas, National Hockey League Hits Sin City With Awards, Draft

June 28, 2024 Alan Snel Gary Bettman, Nathan MacKinnon

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Golden Knights NHL Sports Marketing Stanley Cup Playoffs

Redemption After Vegas: Florida Panthers Win Stanley Cup In Game 7 Monday After Painful Cup Final Loss To Golden Knights A Year Ago

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 Alan Snel Connor McDavid, Gary Bettman, Paul Maurice

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July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.